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Homemade Pretzels

I am always looking for fun activities to do with my kids after school. Marjie, one of my first food blogging friends, sent me this recipe for homemade pretzels and the kids and I immediately made them. I was excited to do another recipe using yeast, even though it still scares me to death. This recipe was really easy for all of us to make. My kids enjoyed making different shapes, letters and numbers with the dough. The pretzels were extremely delicious with a nice salty crust on the outside and soft on the inside. Thank you so much Marjie for a fun and delicious after school activity and snack. My kids think you are the best and so do I!

Soften the yeast in the warm water for 2-3 minutes. Mix in the flour and salt and knead well then cover and let rise for 10-15 minutes. Break the dough into small pieces and form into letters, numbers, shapes or pretzels.

Other Ingredients:

1 egg

1 tsp water

Sea salt

Beat the egg and water together then brush the tops of the pretzels with the egg mixture. Sprinkle with sea salt. Let dough rise until doubled in size, about 15-20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and bake for 12-15 minutes. Enjoy!